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Thinking of doing a RE 350 Bullet as the next project. Just waiting for the price to drop. It is an Indian road bike, with disc brake front end. ie lots of stuff needs changing and modifying...

All the bikes you listed, especially the Fantics and SWM are "classics" these days. Twinshock trials is very popular in the UK and Europe.

Maybe worth getting back into it?

Regards,

Mike.

Sure it was'nt a 175?

Thanx. Spent about a grand in total, and well over 200 hours on them. Brought a load of parts back with me in a suitcase last time i was in the UK in December, and had parts posted over monthly till May.

Services over here inc painting 4 wheels and brake plates (£27) and painting the two bikes inc chassis, s/arm and bodywork for £185...

Seats recovered £3 each...

New fuel taps at £2 ea, new 90 degree throttle assemblies, med action c/w bearing and very nice grips £6 ea. Gotta love Thai bike shops...

The idea was to build two identical (bar the paint jobs) nice ones from the four.

Just finished them. 'Ol Blu and 'Ol Yeller;

Latest project. Bought these 4 last February 2016. Sold as one job lot. All are 1984 Japanese market Yamaha ty250 monoshock air cooled trials bikes. The first production monoshock trials bikes. Bunch of spares included, paid about £825.

Industrial linishers were generally or very close to 1:1, using 3000 (2850) rpm motors. Wheels generally around 10".

Indeed.

Filthy, hard, sweaty job at the best of times. A good polisher can earn good money

All industrial off hand polishing is done using a double ended spindle with a THREE HORSEPOWER motor. They do not slow down for anything. And can break wrists, fingers and destroy components flung off at great velocity in a split second. But Christ they get a job done quick.

I speak from experience as i had a metal finishing shop in my previous life in England. These days i have a Creusen top quality linisher L/H side, polisher R/H side, bought in 03, sold at the time in their "Pro" range, but i'd describe it more as high end "hobby". Certainly would not/ could not earn money with it. I think it is 3/4" hp, the linisher is perfect, but it's under powered for polishing with 6-8" mops.

Edited By thaiguzzi on 16/06/2017 06:03:14

Update.

Had an email back from Tony. He agrees it's more than likely factory fit, to special order.

He's added photos and a paragraph and link on the main Boxford lathe page under the accessories heading.

Ditto above post, would have stayed all day, booked a guesthouse nearby, and been back again in the morning...

If i still lived there, would of been up there in a flash, like a ferret up a trouser leg...

Get the biggest motor you can afford. A 1/2 hp polisher with a 6-8" mop on, i can stop dead. You want a minimum of 3/4" hp, preferably 1 hp.

+1. Wot he said.

There is no better finish.

Exchange and Mart...

Brings back memories...

Er, yes. Day in, day out.

+1 on all the above, inc the band.

Another Mike.

Unless money is no object on a motorcycle build, i'll be a Heretic (and a Cheap Charlie) and use A/F and metric on a Brit/Harley bike. On a Euro bike purely metric 'cos it's that much cheaper. If i was building a p/unit Triumph for myself i'd use A/F, i aint no originality buff. I also prefer using A/F spanners and sockets compared to Whit.

Been using stainless fasteners in motorcycles for 30 odd years, inc c/head bolts. Never had a problem.

Machined wheel spindles in stainless and titanium. Never had a problem.

Always lube a thread, either steel or stainless. Snap On's Never Seize is good, average Copaslip will do the job.

Today you can buy ALUMINIUM wheel spindles for competition off road motorcycles. I'll think about that one, may give it a try...

Makes you look 10 years younger though...

+1.

Get stuff sent here all the time from the UK via Royal Mail. Must be below 2kgs - very reasonable. Hardly ever order anything that weighs more - gets very very expensive.

Couriers (UPS, Fed Ex, DHL et al) are a complete rip off this end, and i avoid at all costs.

Edited By thaiguzzi on 21/05/2017 04:06:02